[EnOcean Communication Use Case] Agricultural IoT Utilizing Long-Distance Wireless

Harvest yields increased by 30-40%! We will introduce examples of technologies such as long-distance wireless communication and air heaters.

We would like to introduce a case study of an agricultural IoT (data collection) experiment conducted from May to September 2018, with the cooperation of Kondo Farm in Rankoshi, Hokkaido. In early spring, the soil temperature in Hokkaido is slow to rise, and due to the recent unstable weather, the roots of tomatoes, which require temperature management, struggle to grow, leading to significant waste. To ensure a stable tomato harvest unaffected by weather conditions, we used an Abil heater and buried heaters in the soil at regular intervals. We adopted EnOcean communication, which allows for communication with small energy consumption in line with recent trends. 【Case Overview】 ■Challenges - Soil temperature in early spring in Hokkaido is slow to rise - Tomato roots cannot grow, leading to significant waste ■Results - Soil temperature was maintained at a stable +2°C to +3°C higher - Roots that could properly absorb nutrients in the soil grew sufficiently and took root *For more details, please refer to the PDF document or feel free to contact us.

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